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Sunday, October 19, 2014

I have been absent for quite a while and have a goal to get back in the swing of posting here and on teachers pay teachers! I have worked on creating Halloween literacy centers to go with the math centers I created…GASP…last year! I also bundled them together because who doesn't love to get a deal! I have them all on sale until tomorrow night! Grab them up before they go back to full price!

Sunday, August 25, 2013

I had a crazy summer and things are still moving! I am about to start my 3rd full week with my class and I am in love with my group! They are all so different and I love it! I have been telling them the past few weeks that I am learning just like they are because I am new to the school! My district has a curriculum for every subject which is AMAZING! Now, I just have to dedicate time to learn all of these new curriculums!

One of the programs our district uses is Fundations! I think it is a wonderful program from what I have seen so far and how ready my kiddos came in from kinder! Those of you that know the program know it is not super cutesy! I had tons of stuff from last year, phonics posters, alphabet line and such that I am now unable to use! So, I decided to make my own cutesy materials to go along with the program! The first thing I made is an alphabet line! It can go in any room, but ties along with this program!

Sunday, June 30, 2013

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I feel like all I have been doing this summer is change! Saying goodbye to my first school was difficult! I had to move cities and that is okay! I am now closer to family and that makes my heart happy! Then on May 31st I married the man of my dreams! Wahoo! I loved everything about my wedding! EVERYTHING! Now, blogger has to change. If it is not one thing it is another in my life right now! A family member added that all I needed to do was have a baby and I would have the most change in one summer. I gave them the evil eye! Although I love babies, my husband and I agree we need some time together before we think about expanding our family! So head on over to Bloglovin' if you want to keep updated with all the changes in my life! I am so excited about where everything is headed!

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

So, yesterday morning my kiddos come into class and we start calendar on the smart board and BAM it turns off. Yup, it just shuts off on its own, I tried everything to get it back on and then just thought maybe it overheated. Fast forward to math time about 2 hours later, I try and turn the smart board on...NO LUCK! Call the wonderful tech man and he starts doing his thing. Fast forward to the end of this story I had no smart board yesterday and no smart board today until about 1:30! All day my kiddos kept saying, "we are learning like old school!" Lets just say I was one stressed out teacher! I do everything and I mean EVERYTHING on the smart board! I love creating lessons and using youtube and Me oh My I could go on and on! Tomorrow is a new day and I will be one happy lady walking in to my classroom and having technology!

Speaking of smart board technology if you have not heard of SMART Exchange you need to check it out! It has great resources and smart board ready lessons to use! I adjust some to meet the needs of my students, but it is really great to not have to start from square one!

We just started fractions and I loved using this idea from F is for First Grade! You take cookies and tell students we will be sharing them! Then have students choose if they would want 1/2, 1/4, or 1/8 and write their name under their choice! Then actually cut the cookies and give them their "share." It was HILARIOUS! My kiddos were so mad at me! They kept saying that I tricked them! (I am a nice teacher and after they completed their math fraction sort they got their own cookie 1/1 fractional piece, YES my firsties made the connection of 1/1, NOT ME)! If you would like to get the details check out the original blog post by clicking the picture!

Hope you are having a wonderful Tuesday night! Let me know some of your favorite fraction activities for primary grades!

Monday, April 1, 2013

Hi all! I hope you had a great Easter weekend, I know I did! There are so many things going on in my life right now and I have a feeling it isn't going to get any easier! These next two months are going to fly by and it will be the end of May! OMG!

Thursday, March 28, 2013

Hi all! Kathy over at First Grade a la Carte is celebrating her birthday this week with a week of giveaways! I have donated my most popular item Ladybug ending sounds! Head on over for a chance to win it plus many things from many other fabulous bloggers!

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I am diving head first into my first year teaching 1st grade. Teaching is not only my job, but my passion and hobby! Ideas are always flowing through my mind for what I could do to help my students learn and have fun! I would love it if you joined me in my journey!